GALA MAGAZINE: The Hunger Games
Our magazine’s maiden issue is finally out! Here’s an excerpt of my review for The Hunger Games movie:
“Much to the approval of many bookworms who loved the novel to bits, the film adhered closely to the source material’s storyline. Some of the changed scenes would induce little to no rants from the fans, because Ross’ paint-by-number approach was well-played and it just added more layers to the intricate world already present in Collins’ narrative…
Anyone who had encountered The Hunger Games in its printed form would know that even if the gladiatorial match was flaunted as the focal occurrence, the lynchpin of anything and everything is none other than the main protagonist, Katniss Everdeen. And truth be told, if there’s one thing in the movie that took the cake right off the bat, it was Jennifer Lawrence’s portrayal of our very own arrow-toting girl on fire.”
See the full story—grab your copy now! :)
FANDOM ON FIRE V.01: Hunger Games Goodies
I’m dying to post my thoughts on Gary Ross’ big screen translation of The Hunger Games right now, but the odds of me not getting fired when I do that are not in my favor. Haha! Can’t leak! I wrote a full-page review for it in our magazine GALA, which will be out in bookstores, coffee shops, convenience stores, etc. on April 1. (Please do grab a copy! It’s an events magazine and we cover everything from festivals and fun runs to album launches and movie openings.)
Anyway, I think I can find a way around this little dilemma. I can post things that I didn’t include in the review, like book vs. film nitpicks, favorite moments, and things I’m looking forward to in Catching Fire. You know, the usual things regular Tumblristas know. *wiggles eyebrows*
In a non-review related HG news in Airizverse…I got new goodies!
- The Hunger Games Companion. Here’s a book to stand cheek by jowl my other favorite The Hunger Games meta-essay compilation of some sort, Lea Wilson’s The Girl Who Was on Fire. While I fangirl THG like it’s my day job, I still love in-depth discussions that go beyond the usual “shipping” stuff. I love metas. I’m about 90% sure I’m going to like this.
- The Hunger Games Tribute Guide. There’s nothing particularly new in this book, but it’s a must-have for all THG fans. It includes colored photos and quotes from the movie and a few detailed information about all the districts. I would have appreciated this more if I bought this before I saw the film, I think. But as I said, it’s a treat for any THG fan who wanted to have anything and everything about the film and the book.
- The Hunger Games soundtrack. It’s The Hunger Games: Songs from District 12 and Beyond, featuring tracks by Taylor Swift, The Decemberists, The Secret Sisters, Arcade Fire, The Carolina Chocolate Drops, and many more. The songs were written and produced exclusively for the album.
Any miser’s going to shake his head and say “You could have just downloaded the songs.” Yes, I could have, but like the usual books/ebooks stuff, I think there’s nothing like a physical copy of it. It’s not solely mine, though; my friend paid half the price, even if she only wanted to rip the songs from it. :p
More Hunger Games post in the future! Happy blogging and may the odds be ever in your favor! ;)
Let me introduce you dear readers to an online shop that I co-own with my 3 lovely friends. The Tribute.
The Tribute is an online store that sells quality fandom T-shirts. Hunger Games fandom T-shirts to be exact. Show your support and love for your fandom by wearing our designs!
Our goal is to get 100 likes. If we do reach that number then will launch our first collection. Please do support!
Here you go, Cams. :)
To anyone who still hasn’t seen it, Lionsgate has released the official poster of The Hunger Games movie a few days ago. There are also two official stills: one featuring Katniss and Peeta clad in their Cinna-designed, yet-to-be-lit jumpsuits before the tribute parade, and the other featuring Team District 12 either watching the recap of the chariot parade or the announcement of their training session scores.
EDIT: There’s more!
Is it March 23 yet?!
(source: mockingjay.net)
Now that we are only a few hours shy of 2012, I’d like to pick eleven literary works that rocked my year of incurable bookwormism—books that earned a special place in my heart for making me laugh, cry, or laugh and cry; for inspiring me and challenging me; for introducing me to new universes, both in their pages and in the real world; and most of all, for being good friends when everyone else acts like strangers. :’) And with that I became the recipient of Most Dramatic Bookworm Award lol.
Without further ado, here are my 11 bests of 2011 in no particular order:
- The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
- The Solitude of Prime Numbers by Paolo Giordano
- The Lover’s Dictionary by David Levithan
- A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin
- Paper Towns by John Green (technically a reread, but it’s more awesome the second time around)
- Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
- The Girl Who Was on Fire: Your Favorite Authors on Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games Trilogy by Leah Wilson
- Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
- Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist by David Levithan and Rachel Cohn
- The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
Runners up!
11.1 The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie (review to follow! I just finished it)
11.2 Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer
11.3 Blood Red Road by Moira Young
And there you have it! It’s been a good year for books, and I’m looking forward to meeting new book-friends and bookworm-friends in the future. :) Happy new year, everyone! DFTBA!
[Flash 9 is required to listen to audio.]
Safe & Sound (The Hunger Games Soundtrack)- Taylor Swift feat. The Civil Wars
Hunger Games by einlee. (L to R) Gale Hawthorne, Katniss Everdeen, Peeta Mellark, Cinna (I thought it’s Beetee!) and Finnick Odair.
PANEM OCTOBER. Someone who doesn’t even know how to swim got the Fishing District. LOL. Anyway, scan me or add me here! May the odds be ever in our favor! :)
Character of the Day: Rue from The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. She is the twelve-year-old tribute from District 11 who participated in the 74th annual Hunger Games. She is described as small, swift, and fast, and her ability to climb trees must have kept her alive in the beginning. She formed an alliance with Katniss Everdeen after warning the latter about a nest of tracker jackers hidden in a tree. Later in the games, she got killed when Marvel thrust a spear in her stomach.
It is said that when she was still alive, in their district, she used to worked in the orchards of District 11, singing her four note song when work was over. (art by patsie)
